The Leisure Paradox
True leisure requires effort, but not the kind we think. Exploring the paradox of working at not working and finding genuine rest in our restless world.
Luddlife
A gentle philosophy of intentional underachievement and mindful resistance, celebrating slowness, simplicity, and the sacred art of doing less. Life's too short for perpetual striving.
Latest posts
The Art of Necessary Absences
February arrived without fanfare, and I found myself doing something revolutionary: nothing worth posting about. For three weeks, I've sat with this empty screen, not because I lacked ideas, but because I was living them instead of documenting them. There's something beautifully ironic about a blog dedicated to intentional idleness becoming yet another obligation, another item on the endless list…
Finding Time in Winter's Quiet
Discovering how winter's stillness in New Brunswick offers natural passages into timelessness, inviting us to experience moments beyond measurement.
Time You Can Touch: Musings on Watches
Exploring how mechanical watches offer a more mindful relationship with time, connecting us to the physical world while gently resisting the digital age's obsession with precision.
In Praise of the Empty Hour
Discover the practice of keeping hours deliberately empty. How unstructured time creates space for spontaneity, creativity, and genuine rest in our overscheduled lives.
Finding Freedom in Forced Disconnection
When our devices die, we rediscover the subtle joy of disconnection. Explore how dead batteries become unexpected teachers of presence and the quiet wisdom of technological limits.
Sacred Minutes: The Tiny Pilgrimage
Explore the practice of "tiny pilgrimages" - small, mindful moments that transform mundane workplace routines into rituals of presence and intention.
Morning Hours: A Quiet Rebellion Before Work
Rediscover the lost art of unhurried mornings. Simple ways to create moments of calm before work, without the pressure of perfect routines or productivity hacks.
Love Letter to My Phone: On Absence
A gentle reflection on rediscovering life's quiet moments by mindfully reshaping our relationship with our phones, exploring the sacred art of absence in a hyperconnected world.
Notes from the Kitchen Sink
Discover the radical power of doing one thing at a time through mindful dishwashing. A meditation on finding freedom and resistance in life's most ordinary moments.